Harness-buckle.



No. 689,384. Patented Dec. 24, I901;

E. c. BRUNER.

HARNESS BUCKLE.

(Application filed July 10, 1901.!

(I10 Modal.)

"Ivan use:

' when adjusting the trace.

UNITED STATES ATENT Fries.

EDWARD O. BRUNER, OF TEKOA, WASHINGTON.

HARNESS-BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 689,384, datedDecember 24:, 1901.

Application filed July 10, 1901. Serial No. 67,734. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD O. BRUNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tekoa, in the county of Whitman and State of Washington,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-Buckles;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,.and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The buckle forming the basis of this application is designed mostespecially for use in connecting traces to the hame-tugs,although it maybe used for the connection of straps wherever desired. The buckle is soconstructed as to obviate lateral pressure on the trace and admit of thelatter being quickly lengthened or shortened, as desired, it not beingnecessary to bend the end of the trace to withdraw it from the end ofthe buckle and to again bend it to thrust it beneath the end bar of thebuckle, as generally required with trace-buckles commonly used.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreifecting the results reference is to be had to the followingdescription and drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic features of the invention arenecessarily sus ceptible of modification, still the preferred embodimentof the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l is a perspective view of a buckle embodying the invention. Fig.2 is a side View thereof, showing the relation of the parts Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the fixed member of the buckle-frame. Fig. at is aperspective view of the pivoted member of the buckle-frame. Fig. 5 is aperspective view of the slide to which the hame-tug is attached andwhich looks the free ends of the members of the buckleframe after thetrace has been properly adjusted.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The buckle comprises a frame and a slide,

the frame being composed of a fixed member 1 and a pivoted member 2, thepart 3 being slidable upon the members to admit of their separation whenit is required to adjust the trace.

The fixed member 1 of the buckle-frame comprises longitudinal bars dandtransverse bars 5, the end portions of the longitudinal bars beingoffset, as shown at 6, so as to throw the transverse bars 5 in adifferent plane from the plane of the bars 4, whereby the trace, or theend portion thereof, may occupy a position between the planes of thebars 4 and 5, as indicated most clearly in Figs. 1 and 2. Ears 7 projectfrom the inner edge of the bars 4: adjacent the offset portions 6 nearone end and are transversely pierced to receive the pivot-bar 8, bymeans of which the members 1 and 2 are connected.

The pivot member 2 is composed of longitudinal bars 9 and a transverseconnectingbar 10, the three bars being in the same plane and the bars 9underlapping the longitudinal bars l and having ears 11 at the innerends of their free ends to come alongside of the ears 7 and pierced toreceive the pivot-bar S. A stud 12 projects centrally from thetransverse bar 10 toward the proximal transverse bar 5 and touches thesame. The end portion of the trace 13 is formed with a series ofopenings, any one of which is adapted to receive the stud 12, by meansof which the trace is adjustably connected with the buckle. Aspreviously stated, the end portion of the trace occupies the spaceformed between the planes of the bars 4.- and 5 of the member 1, and, asshown, it passes over the pivot-bar 8 and beneath the proximaltransverse bar 5 and over the transverse bar 10 and beneath the proximaltransverse bar 5. It will thus be seen that the end portion of the traceis confined at both ends of the buckle and is prevented from lateraldisplacement by passing between the offset portion 6.

The slide 3 consists of a plate or bar having a loop 14 and spacedextensions 15 and 16 at its ends, the extensions 16 being straight andin the plane of the slide, so as to underlap the bars 9, and theextensions 15 being bent or offset to overlap the longitudinal bars 4.The loop 14 receives the hame-tug 17, which is attached thereto in anydesired way. By having the extensions 15 and 16 embrace opposite sidesof the longitudinal bars tand 9 the latter are held against separationwhen the buckle is in service and the parts properly adjusted. When itis required to adjust the trace either to lengthen or shorten it, theslide 3 is moved toward the pivot end of the members 1 and 2 until theextensions 16 clear the ends of the longitudinal bars 9, when themembers 1 and 2 can be separated at the ends remote from the pivot-bar8, as shown in Fig. 2, thereby permitting the trace 13 to bedisconnected from the stud 12 and moved to the required position, andafter the adjustment has been efiected and the stud 12 passed throughone of the openings in the end. portion of the trace the members 1 and 2are brought together at their free ends and the slide 3 drawn forward tothe position shown in Fig. 1, when the members 1 and 2 are held fast,the draft upon the hame-tu g 17 and trace 13 serving to hold the slidein its outward adjustment, thereby preventing casual loosening of theparts or members of the buckle.

The component parts of the buckle maybe cast, stamped from sheet metal,or formed in any desired way, and the size and form may be varied tomeet any required demand.

It is to be observed that the end portion of the trace is straight andfree from lateral pressure and that it can be easily adjusted, since itis not required to bend the same, as is necessary with the use of theordinary buckle in general use.

Having thusdescribed the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. Abuckle comprising a frame composed of members pivoted together at oneend and separable at the opposite end and having a stud at the free endof one of the members for engagement with the strap or part to beadjustably connected with the buckle, and a slide comprising spacedextensions to embrace opposite sides of the corresponding bars of themembersand hold them together at their free ends, substantially as setforth.

2. In a buckle, pivoted members adapted to receive between them thestrap or part to be ad justably connected with the buckle, and a slidefor securing the members when brought together, said slide having spacedend extensions,one of the extensions being straight and the otherextension being offset, the straight and oifset extensions embracingopposite sides of corresponding bars of the members of the buckle-frame,substantially as set forth.

3. In a buckle, a member comprising longitudinal and transverse bars indifierent planes and having apertured ears projected from the saidlongitudinal bars, a second member comprising a transverse andlongitudinal bars, the latter having ears to come alongside of thefirst-mentioned ears, a pivotbar passing through corresponding openingsin the ears, and a slide for holding the members together at the endsremote from the pivot-bar, substantially as set forth.

4:. In a buckle, a member comprising longitudinal and transverse bars,the 1ongitudi= nal bars having their end portions offset to throw thetransverse bars in a different plane from the main portion of thelongitudinal bars, a second member comprising a transverse andlongitudinal bars, the latter registering with and underlapping thelongitudinal bars of the first-mentioned frame, means for pivotallyconnecting the two members near an offset end of the longitudinal barsof the first-mentioned frame, and a slide having portions embracingopposite sides of the overlapping bars of the members for secure mentthereof,- substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EDWARD O. BRUNERi

